Diesel
to LNG is a type of "fuel
switching" wherein one fuel is replaced with another, typically
for economic reasons (savings) or for emissions
abatement or a combination of these.

Thousands
of Class 8 tractors and fleets have made the switch from diesel to LNG over the
past several years. The owners/operators of these vehicles are saving
approximately $1.50/gallon (or more) with LNG and in addition, their engines run
much cleaner and can double the frequency of oil changes due to LNG (natural
gas) being a clean fuel.

Liquefied
Natural Gas, or LNG, is natural gas (methane or CH4) that is cooled
to - 260 degrees F. (below zero). At this temperature, natural gas turns into a
liquid (liquefied natural gas) making it very economical to ship large amounts
of energy in a relatively small space.

When
natural gas has been liquefied, the natural gas that was once a "gas"
now takes up to 600 times LESS as a liquid, as when it was in its previous gas
state.

Because Liquefied
Natural Gas is still natural gas, its carbon emissions as well much
lower as compared to other fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel or oil.

Liquefied
Natural Gas is colorless, odorless, colorless, non-corrosive and
non-toxic. It weighs less than half the equivalent amount that water does.

Liquefied
Natural Gas achieves a higher reduction in volume than
compressed
natural gas (CNG) so that the energy density of Liquefied
Natural Gas is 2.4 times that of compressed
natural gas or 60% of that of diesel fuel. This makes Liquefied
Natural Gas a highly cost-effective fuel to transport over long
distances where pipelines do not exist. Cryogenic tanks and LNG ships transport
the LNG around the world on oceans and cryogenic tanks transport the LNG on
trains and 18-wheelers. Think of cryogenic tanks like an insulated thermos
bottle as the LNG must be kept at - 260 degrees F. (below zero) to remain in its
liquid state.

Liquefied
Natural Gas is used as any fuel may be used, as well
as transporting natural gas to markets, where it is then re-gasified and
distributed in natural gas pipelines.

“spending
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars every year for
oil, much of it from the Middle East, is just about the single stupidest
thing that modern society could possibly do. It’s very difficult to think of anything
more idiotic than that.”
~ R. James Woolsey, Jr., former Director of the CIA

According to R. James Woolsey, for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, “The basic insight is to realize that global warming, the geopolitics of oil, and warfare in the Persian Gulf are not separate problems — they are aspects of a single problem, the West’s dependence on oil.”